WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1990
FUNERAL SERVICE FOR IMMIGRATION ASSISTANT
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MR NG
THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR THE IMMIGRATION ASSISTANT HUNG-SHEK, WHO WAS KILLED WHILE CHASING AN ARMED ROBBER LAST WEEK, WILL BE HELD AT NOON ON SATURDAY (MARCH 31) AT THE UNIVERSAL FUNERAL PARLOUR IN HUNG HOM, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
EIGHT OF MR NG'S COLLEAGUES WILL BE THE PALLBEARERS.
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ATTENDING THE SERVICE WILL BE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT STAFF, WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER DISCIPLINED SERVICES, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY.
THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR LAURENCE LEUNG, HAS WRITTEN MR NG'S FAMILY TO EXPRESS HIS CONDOLENCES, AND HIS APPRECIATION OF NG'S COURAGEOUS BEHAVIOUR.
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THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES AND OTHER SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAVE ALSO PASSED ON THEIR CONDOLENCES TO MR NO'S FAMILY.
"DONATIONS FROM IMMIGRATION STAFF AND FROM VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE STILL COMING IN AND WILL BE DELIVERED TO MR NG'S AGED PARENTS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
REMINDER ON CHING MING HOLIDAY
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ONE
OF
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR
CHING MING FESTIVAL FALLS ON APRIL 5 (THURSDAY) AND IS THE 11 STATUTORY HOLIDAYS FOR WORKERS, DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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AND THOSE ENTITLED
"UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, ALL MANUAL WORKERS NON-MANUAL WORKERS EARNING NOT MORE THAN $11,500 A MONTH ARE
THEY HAVE WORKED TO THE HOLIDAY AND MUST BE PAID FOR THE DAY OFF IF
OR MONTHS
LONGER
EMPLOYER FOR THE SAME
THREE CONTINUOUSLY FOR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY," THE SPOKESMAN NOTED.
"HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO THE EMPLOYEE'S EARNINGS ON
AND SHOULD INCLUDE BASIC WAGES AS
AS A NORMAL WORKING DAY
WELL TERMS SUCH AS MEALS AND ALLOWANCES THAT CAN BE EXPRESSED IN MONEY COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES," HE ADDED.
WHERE THE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY-TO-DAY, HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE WAGE PERIOD, WHICH THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING EVERY COMPLETE COULD BE BETWEEN 28 DAYS AND 31 DAYS PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY,
ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BE MADE OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE.
AT ANY
BRANCH
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